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　　如何有效对付口译科技类阅读？

　　郭雯：上海新东方学校口译教研组阅读课题组组长。中高级口译阅读明星主讲。南开大学英语语言文学硕士，1999年CCTV首届全国英语大赛优秀奖得主。

　　上海新东方口译教研组阅读课题组总结出了 07 年口译笔试阅读（科技类）热点，即计算机 , 医疗 , 环保 , 太空技术 , 和新产品介绍。

　　一般而言，中高级口译考试的科技类文章模式为 :

　　首先 用名人名言 / 生活糗事 / 惊世骇俗语言 吸引读者注意

　　进而 正式提出主题(极可能考,任何题型都可考)

　　进而 用外星语言介绍事物或讲解事件的来龙去脉(看不懂不要急,分清段落层次,常见段内结构分三种...此处省略500字,四大细节作标记,至于什么叫做四大细节,此处省略1000字)

　　然后开始做评价.注意argumentation和example 的区分.此类文章结尾最后以某种似是而非的观点仓皇结尾.

　　此类文章中级口译同学注意细节和评价型的词汇

　　高级口译同学注意观点区分一般不会有一边倒的意见,中和高的文章难度就在于观点数量的多寡以及表达的抽象程度.

　　我们拿下面一篇阅读文章为例（节选自新东方 2007 春中级口译模考真题）

　　Questions 6-10

　　At an office in Hampton,Virginia,in the east of the United States,a team of ten net savvy workers scours the web for sexual content,from basic sex education to sex acts.This "quality assurance" team is making sure that the blocking component of Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2000 computer program remains effective. This is because there is widespread parental concern about blocking websites with sexual content from children.

　　Website blocking is nothing new-services like Net Nanny and programs like Cyber Patrol and Guard Dog have been around for a few years now,protecting children and reassuring parents that only wholesome websites are accessed by the youngsters.Net Nanny and Cyber Patrol will prevent access to any questionable sites when the program is in place.

　　Now Symantec says it has created a new category in consumer software with a package that combines website blocking with a "firewall",protecting your computer from hackers,snoopers and viruses, as well as preventing inadvertent disclosure of personal data.

　　In short,Norton Internet Security (NIS),as the program is called,is designed to serve as the guardian of your digital health,keeping the bad things out and the private things in.

　　The Symantec program can be configured in many ways, the website blocking ,for example,can be set to be either selectively permissive or total in its banning of websites,or switched off entirely. Also, Symantec's list of no-go areas,which on the CD now stand at around 36,000 addressed, is not confined to sex sites.The team in Virginia is also on the lookout for sites advocating drugs,or which contain references to violence or gambling,and keeps a watch on chat rooms,e-mail services,entertainment portals-even job search and financial pages.These sites can be blocked by the program.

　　Computer users can also refresh the address list online with the Live update feature which is used by Norton Anti-Virus (which is bundled with NIS) to load the latest virus definitions. This service is free for the first year but,including virus definition updates,it costs $US 19.95 a year thereafter.

　　The system is not perfect, however .Limited testing found the blocking of some "questionable" sites was not comprehensive.Trying to get access to a well-known US site such as Playboy results in an immediate blocking message with a standard invitation to report an"incorrectly categorized" site. By contrast, you could find in other countries such as New Zealand a sex site which declared itself to be"dedicated to providing sexual material,imaged,and anything a little bit unusual for sex enthusiasts all over the country."

　　6.Which of the following statements can be inferred from paragraph 1?
　　
　　A The net-savvy workers are interested in searching the web for sexual content.
　　
　　B This quality assurance team is making sure that the blocking component of Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2000 computer program remains effective,because the parents want them to do so.
　　
　　C The parents all over the world do not want the sexual websites to be blocked.
　　
　　D The parents all over the world concern that their children will be harmed by the sexual websites.
　　
　　7.Which the following statements is NOT the functions of NIS?
　　
　　A Protect computers from virus T.
　　
　　B Protect personal data from inadvertently disclosed.
　　
　　C Protect computers from being invaded by other persons.
　　
　　D Forbid other people sharing your personal data.
　　
　　8.Which is not included in the Symantec's list of no-go areas?
　　
　　A Sex sites.

　　B Gambling sites.
　
　　C Violence sites.

　　D Shopping sites.
　
　　9.Which the following statement is correct according to the passage?
　
　　A The program can not only block the harmful websites computer users but also refresh the address list online with the Live Update function of the program.
　
　　B The NIS program is free, but you should pay $19.95 per year for the virus update.
　
　　C Both the program and virus update are free.
　
　　D Computer users should pay $19.95 every year the time they begin to use the program.
　
　　10.By saying "the blocking of some questionable site was not comprehensive", the author means
　
　　A The website Playboy should be included in the list of no-go area.
　
　　B The program NIS is not effective in other countries at all.
　
　　CSome websites that are wholesome are included in the list while some questionable websites are not.
　
　　DAll the websites in New Zealand should be included in the list

　　黑体字部分是检索文章时应该筛选出来的强信息点 .

　　题目详解如下

　　1.D 细节题。 文章第一段提到， there is widespread parental concern about blocking websites with sexual content from children. 质量保证小组正在努力确保赛门铁克公司的计算机程序有效工作，因为世界各地的父母都关心色情网站的封锁，以保护孩子们免受毒害。 B 错在 because the parents want them to do so ，与原文的 sexual concern 不符。

　　2.D 细节题。 文章第三段最后一句，分词附属结构中讲到： protecting your computer from hackers, snoopers and viruses, as well as preventing inadvertent disclosure of personal data ， ?" 诺顿网络安全特警 " 既能防止无意中泄露个人信息，又能保护计算机免受黑客，偷窥者和病毒侵袭，但并没有提到禁止其他人共享你的个人资料。

　　3.D 细节题。 文章第五段提到，赛门铁克在光盘上提供的 " 禁入区 " 名单已列出 3600 个网址，内容不限于色情网站，还包括暴力，赌博等但并不包括购物网站。

　　4.A 细节题。 文章第六段中提到， Computer users can also refresh the address list online with the Live update feature which is used by Norton Anti-Virus to load the latest virus definitions.This service is free for the first year but,including virus definition updates,it costs $US 19.95 a year thereafter.( 计算机用户不仅可以使用 NIS 程序，还能用和他捆绑在一起的 " 即时更新 " 功能随时在线刷新 " 禁入区 " 名单，这些服务第一年是免费的，以后每年付 19.95 美元 ) 。所以 A 项正确。

　　5.C 语义题。 文章最后提到，系统并非尽善尽美无懈可击。 Trying to get access to a well-known US site such as Playboy results in an immediate blocking message ，一些健康网站，像著名的 " 花花公子 " 被封锁。接着，作者用 by contrast 进行了转折，提出在别的国家一些色情网站却没被封锁。

　　本文选自新东方口译名师邱政政的博客，博客链接地址：http://blog.hjenglish.com/qiuzhengzheng

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